title: Relation of socioeconomic status to logical and sociomoral judgment of middle-aged men.
abstract: Empirical links between socioeconomic status and logical and sociomoral judgment were studied. Logical judgment was measured with adaptations of the pendulum and correlations tasks devised by Inhelder and Piaget (1958); sociomoral judgment was scored with the standard Kohlberg interview. Measures of socioeconomic status (SES) were status of family of origin and subject's educational attainment and occupational prestige. In a sample of 83 middle-aged men, the 3 measures of SES accounted for 25% and 12% of the variance in logical and sociomoral judgment, respectively. Adult occupational prestige accounted for 6% of the variance in logical judgment beyond that explained by family status and education, suggesting that adult cognitive functioning may be related to occupational placement, occupational experience, or both.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008128:Logic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D009790:Occupations; D011340:Problem Solving; D012923:Social Class